FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WALT DISNEY PICTURES AND PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS PRESENT THE COSMIC COMEDY
WALL.E
FEATURING ORIGINAL SCORE BY
ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINATED COMPOSER THOMAS NEWMAN
WITH AN ORIGINAL SONG WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY
PETER GABRIEL
**ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK TO BE RELEASED ON JUNE 24TH
ON WALT DISNEY RECORDS**
(June 2008 -- Burbank, CA)- Walt Disney Records will release the original
soundtrack for Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios WALL.E on June 24,
2008. The recording features score written by 8 time Academy Award®-nominated
composer Thomas Newman (Finding Nemo, American Beauty) and the original song
"Down to Earth" written and performed by Peter Gabriel (with music by Peter
Gabriel and Thomas Newman). The soundtrack also includes two songs from Hello
Dolly performed by Michael Crawford ("It Only Takes A Moment" and "Put On Your
Sunday Clothes") and Louis Armstrong's "La Vie En Rose."
Academy Award®-winning writer-director Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo, A Bug's
Life) didn't wait long to ask Finding Nemo collaborator Thomas Newman to
compose the music for WALL.E. Stanton described, "The night of the Oscars in
2004 for Nemo, we went out for a celebratory toast at the bar in the middle of
the ceremony, and right there I remember saying, 'Okay, I've got this idea, and
it involves Hello Dolly and science fiction.' Wondering if he would still talk
to me after that."
The Hello Dolly reference didn't scare off Newman - his uncle Lionel was the
conductor for the 1969 film. Thomas Newman is member of the film-scoring
Newman dynasty (his father and uncle are the legendary composer and conductor
Alfred and Lionel Newman respectively, his brother is composer David Newman and
cousin is composer/singer/songwriter/recording artist Randy Newman).
After studying at Yale University, Thomas Newman joined the family business and
began scoring for film in 1984. It was ten years later that he would became a
double Academy Award®-nominee with Little Women and The Shawshank Redemption.
He has since received 8 nominations for the films American Beauty, Road To
Perdition, Finding Nemo, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, and
The Good German. He also composed the theme music for the television shows
Boston Public and Six Feet Under and the miniseries Angels in America.
Though he has written music for a wide range of films Thomas Newman has never
composed for a science fiction film. He brought his own unique style to
WALL.E. Stanton describes, "He's got a very unique style that often involves a
lot of overdubs and mixing after he's recorded the orchestra. And it just
allows this fresh palette of sounds to come in."
"He's really nailed an identity for not only the movie but for the characters
and for the moments," Stanton continues, "and I can't imagine it any other way."
Legendary artist Peter Gabriel had first contacted Andrew Stanton through a
mutual friend, Gabriel's bass player Tony Levin. Gabriel emailed Stanton
seeking advice on a different animated feature. The email exchanged ended with
Gabriel adding a post script offering "If you ever need a song in one of your
movies, just let me know." Stanton called in the marker, and Gabriel to
collaborate with Newman on the song "Down To You," which Peter performs. In
addition, Gabriel co-composed two additional score cues with Newman.
What if mankind had to leave Earth, and somebody forgot to turn the last robot
off?
After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL.E (short
for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life
(besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE.
EVE comes to realize that WALL.E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to
the planet's future, and races back to space to report her findings to the
humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home).
Meanwhile, WALL.E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the
most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen.
Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios present WALL.E in theaters on
June 27, 2008. The WALL.E Original Soundtrack will be in stores on June 24,
2008.
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